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Destroyers Wilson and Plunkett did the same, bent on twenty-five knots, and steamed for the last known position of the swimming officers' Again, 36 looking each all Millstone man. The planes were soon recalled after a fruitless search. Three of them landed safely on the leaping flight deck, but the fourth missed the approach and crashed, killing the pilot and crewman. At exactly noon, the officer of the deck penned in the log "Resumed base course. Speed eighteen knots. Formation guide in Washington.
At exactly noon, the officer of the deck penned in the log "Resumed base course. Speed eighteen knots. Formation guide in Washington. OTC [Officer in Tactical Command] Rear Adm. Giffen in Wichita. " The wildest rumors and speculation followed, and the rapidly convened board of inquiry, headed by Commander Ayrault, could do nothing to dispel them. The board reached no conclusion, save that the admiral had fallen overboard and was lost at sea. Some of Hunter Cronin's mates had "seen" Admiral Wilcox standing atop the starboard catapult just before the alarm sounded.
17 October, Washington moored starboard side to pier Tied up in the yard, undergoing overhaul, were the British carrier Furious and light cruiser Manchester. Their officers came on board 4. and were extended every courtesy by their soon-to-be comrades in arms. Rollo Ross was among those who returned the call. "They had been at sea for a long time, the crews were tired, and their maintenance and upkeep were absolutely terrible. They were incredibly filthy: the dirt, the stench, and disorder, I couldn't believe it.